Automobile parking device



c.l M. TAIDSIAN AUTOUOBILE PARKING DEVICE May 19, 1953 .3 Mts-Sheet lFiled April 29, 1949 N .o N

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lizverifar Patented May 19, P1953 UNITE-D.. STATES PTIIN'I'` OFFICE v2,639,046 l. lAU'IoivIoILE PARKING DEVICE Charles Magni' Tatosian,NewYork, N. Y. Application April 29, 1949, serial No. 90,368

This invention Arelates toa Iparking or storing device for "automobilesand like vehicles.

`Ari object ofthis invention is to provide a frame structure and aplatform, which platform is movable in an' arc between a loweredposition and raised position, for raising an automobile or like vehicle,the platform properhaving channels thereon for cradling the automobile.

A further object of the inventionis toprovide additional space for thestorage of automobiles whereby two automobiles may be parkedinfsubstantially the vsame space taken by one automobile by parking oneautomobile on the ground within' the frame, and parking anotherautomobile on avmovable platform and raising platform over the firstautomobile. i

Another object of the invention is to provide a device whereby eitherthe automobile parked on the ground or the automobile parked on theraised platform can be driven away or parked I.

without disturbing the other automobile. Thus, in a parking lot orgarage, automobiles yto .be parked for longer periods can be placed onthese platforms and raised,v and automobiles parked for shorter-,periodsof time can be placed on'the ground levels. A -still further object ofthe invention is to provide a devicewhereby the automobile Lto be parkedon the raised platform can-be driven on to the cradle at rightangles tothe position it will occupy when parked,.thus saving the space normallyrequired fora wide aisle to allow for the swinging of the automobileinto the position it will occupy when parked. f

Another object of the invention is to enable the lifting operation tobe-a'c'complished manually or by a motor and to'utilize one motor forthe operation `of a platform on either side of the device and for theoperation of a series of the devices.

.1 With these and other objects in view,the invention consists incertain novel .features of construction and combination which will bemore fully hereinafter described andpointed out in the claim. 5f y A'Inthe accompanying drawings- 1f Fig. l is-a side view of the parkingdevice showing, in dotted lines, an automobile parked on the groundlevel and an automobile parked on: theV raised platform, and alsoshowingy in dotted 'lines' the platform in an intermediate raised`position "and 'in' a fully raised position; -Fig.f2 is a plan view; v' iy Fig. 3 is a verticalI section tal-:en on line-'3 1-'3 orma); and, il ll. l

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' Fig. 4 is an enlarged-'vertical line 4 4 of Fig. 2. y

Referring to the accompanying drawings `by numerals, I 'indicates' yaframe structure cmprislng two yvertical channel members II held inspaced relationship'to each other by the rod I2; two base channelmembers I3', two plates I4 connecting each base channel member with a.vertical channel member; vtwoy lower radial arms I5f-and two upperradial arms I6, -which radial arms are of equal length and are pivotedin the same relative positions, each lower radial arm beL ing pivotallyattachedto one'of the base channel members I3 at I1, and each upperradial: arm being pivotally attached at I8 to an extension of member I3.f y

I9 indicates a movable platform comprising a pair of side rails havingan extension 2|, a' bed plate 22 mounted onsaid rside rails and holdingthem in spaced relationship, and favehicle cradle 23 turnablymounted onsaid platformby meansvof `-the pivot24. The vehicle cradle 23 consistsof a plate4 25, a pair ofv channeled cradlemembers26 mounted on theplate and a flanged cover 21: affixed to the channeled cradle members."f -fA lower radial armA I5 is pivotally aillxed to each ofl the siderails 20 at 28, and an upper radial arm I6 is pivotally affixed to eachof the extensions 2| of the siderails 2li.` A stop 29 isvmounted in thefrontend of: each of the channeled cradle members 26. kThe ramp 30 ishingedly attached to the rear end of each 4of the channeled cradlemembers 26. These ramps have a lug 3| at one .end thereof which abutsthe latch 32 which is pivotally mounted .on the bot-1 tom of each of thechanneled "cradlemembers, when the ramp is raised and the latch ispivoted inwardly, preventing the lowering of the ramp. -Pivotallymounted on one of the upper radial arms I6 is an automatic stop arm 33having lugs 34 and 3 5. Supported by one of the vertical channel membersII is a. track .36 on which yis carried a motor 3'I. A- worm 38 ismounted on the motor-shaft 33. The worm engages the worm wheel Ill).=Onemember 4I of the clutchv 42 enl gages said worm wheel 4I).` On eachofthe vertical channel members II is mounted the other clutch members 43,the whe'el shaft 44, the worm Ali-and the crank wheel'. On each of theplates ,Hare pivotally mounted `a clutch lfork 4T engaging thek clutchmember 43. This clutch fork 4T has a-lug `48. lTo each vertical channelmember II is .affixed aspring I3." As'shown in Fig. 3, the shaft 50 issupported section taken on by the vertical channel members and mountedon said shaft 50 are two hollow shafts 5| and 52. A worm wheel 53 isxedly mounted on each of these hollow shafts 5| and 52 and engages theworm 45. Mounted on the connecting rod I2 is another hollow shaft 54.One cable Il has its bight 56 aixed to the hollow shaft 5|. Each end ofthis cable is tied to a. link 51 which. in turn, is pivotally mounted oneach of the extensionsI 2i ol the side rails)` 20.,

A duplicate movable platform and turnable vehicle cradle may be used inconjunction with and on the opposite side of the frame structure |0.Where there is such duplicate the. en@ of the cable 58, the bight 59 ofwhich is attached to the hollow shaft 52, would be tied to lfifnltswhich. in turn, would be pivqtallv: mounted the duplicate extensions 2|of the duplicate side rails 2li. Where there is such duplication. thethrust of the automatic, stop arm, being in the direction opposite. to.that; heretofore described. in place of the action of the luglsj` 34age-indi'. the 4d there. would, be. used. tho 6d. the last one of which.il; would; be. amxed to. the duvlioate clutch. fork' so. that. the`pressure, ot the MIS it 6l against the, nin 6,4; would cause a movementofthe link 6|, away-from the duplicate olutchforlr. the duplicate.clutchY fork; and; in turn. disengasine the duplicate clutch. memberlktnomthe.duplicateclutchmember 4|. A hook 6l. holds the clutch in.disengagement. when desited- Thesc parking devices may` also. be`placed:I in series with a dolmnou-A track 3B and. a common shaft 5I.

56 indicates the automobile parked on the ground lex/ eL and` indicatesthe automobile parked; on. the. raised platform.

In operation, the turnable vehicle4 cradle. is swungtoa positionA atright angles to the movable platform with. the. ramps in. their loweredposition. 'Iheautomobiledl isthen driven onto the tumble vehicle cradleand the ramps locked in raisedA position. The motor i-sstarted and the.clutch membersl M and 43 being in engagement; the wheel shaft 44 turnsthe worm wh-ich, in turn. turns the Worm. wheelI 53 rotating the hollowshaft Si. The hollow shaft 54,v acting asa roller or' pulley, the cable55 is wound aroundtheV hollow shaft 5| raising the side rails 2d. Themovement of these-sidefrails beinglimited by,V the radial' arms Hand|0', the platforml I9 with the turnable vehicle cradle thereon,israisedI while horimntallydisposed in an arcuate path. With the raisingofthe movable platforml andthe arcuam. movement. ot the-upper-radialarnnthe automatic stop arm iis pushedin the direction of thei vertical.channel member untiithe. lugl 34 presses. against the lug' 48a Thepressure ojthe lili 14 anst the-.lug pushes the clutch fork, overcomingthethxzustof thespring 49* and Idisenming. clutch member-4|fromthe-clutoh member 45 thus, stopping theturning of the hollow-shaftmdf. thev upward. movement. ot the platform minable vehicle.` cradlemounted'- thereon. When'rthemgyable platform andturnabie-.vehiole cradle.has lbeexiraised,in. this intermediate posi. tion. and.;further-movement stopped; the vehicle cradle .is then; 90 so. that it.is4 in. alignnichtl` with. the movable. platform. The vehicle cradlecannot-bo. beioreiithasbeen raised to this intermcdiatefuoiiionbecause,1li-must be high.. enough. sothstwllsn it'. isytumedfit; clears thefront end ot. imoutLimiti-1c,l that maa bo of the automatic stop. Afterthe automobile 61 has been swung around, the automatic stop arm israised and disengaged from the lug 48. The motor having been inoperation during this period, the thrust of the spring 49 pushes theclutch fork towards the motor causing the clutch member 43 to engage theclutch member 4| and the continuation of the raising of the movableplatform until the radial arms are in a vertical positiony and the.platform 1S QOIlplctely raised, at which time the lug 35 on theautomatic stop arm 33 coacting with the clutch fork in the same manneras the lug 34` as heretofore described, causes the, disengagement of theclutch members 4|, and 43y from each other and the cessation of thepuliing force of the cables. the motor is then turned off; with theplatform in the raised position,'it is simple to drive the automobile 66in or out of' the frame structure l0.

It will be noted that the worm 45 acts as a brake on, the` worm. wheel53., when it; is desired to lowerthe'platformthewheel,shaft 4t is,manually turnedby. means of the, crank wheel 46. in a direction.oppositeto thel direction which: it takes; when the motorA causes thewheeh shaft. 44; to turn. Whenthe platform. islowerod to theintermediate position, the vehiclecradle isswune toY a.V position whereit is atrightangleszto platform and: the lowering operation., continuedtheA platform is on. the: ground; when the ramps are` lowered; Anautomobile can than be drivenofi. the. vehicle cradle oconto it. Itthere isa duplicate movable platform. and turnabla vehicle cradle on theother side of the. frame structure and it isdesired to raisesuch.duplicate platform., the motor is simply moved along the track funtiitheclutch member 4| engages theotherv clutch. member: 42 anda similaroperation talles place.

If desired, the platform can. be raisedx manually rather than. by the.use of theA motor, by turning crank wheel'y 46a An additional: means of.automatically stopping the upward'motion of the-platform. supplementingVthe automaticstop arm $3-, is to be note. Oneof theupper radial arms ilhas an extension 68 and there is affixed to the vertical channel membera latch 6W which is activated by the spring 10. The latch M-ispivotallymounted on the .vertical channei' memberl'l'i andy normallv lies in avertical-'1 position.- The` springvv 1dyconnects the vertical channelmember`v tl and the latch 59, and wi-llreturn-theI latch- 69 to itsnormal-verticaly position afterthe latch has been outwardly pulled; Inoperation, when the platform is; raised' from the ground level thisupperradial arm I5, being pivoted'- atl il, thefextension- E@ is loweredl andthe ledge-H- of 'said-extension 68 abuts the` latch 6m preventinglfurther movement of the upper radial.. arms and, consequently, furtherupward movement of the platform. After the vehicle cradle is,swung.into..a.lignment with the-platform as described above, thc-latch 69 ispulled outwardiy-sothat it becomes disengaged from the ledge ti..allowing thea'further upward movement of the platform and vehiclecradle, as described above. The latch. 38', having swung. back intoplace. bywreason of; the actionofA the; spring' 10, when. the: vehiclecradle.l is lower-edf' theV extension Stand' theledge-Hfof saidextensionswingupwardiyand saidledgeJ comes.- nto. contact` with the.bottom. ofi. thet latch; 5&1 preventing. further downmaxdLmolemont. otthe vchici'eocadie' until the latch B9 is pulled Qutvtardiy as describedabolita. Inuthis; mysticism is; am automatic.. stop aarktdoxithozsroilm. 19ml..l 'IZhi.S -is-tbefo1lmos t0 the lowering 0f thevehicle cradles mpradetermined point so that the vehicle cradle may beswung at right angles to the platform above and without hitting thefront of any vehicle that may be parked on the ground level.

It is further to be noted that a cable l2 is provided by which the motor31 can be moved along the track 36.

While the invention has .been described in detail `with respect to apresent preferred form which it may assume, it is not to be limited tosuch details and :form since many changes and modifications may be madein the invention without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention in its broadest aspects. Hence, it is desired to cover any and`all forms and modifcations of the invention which may come within thelanguage or scope of the appended claim.

I claim:

A vehicle parking device comprising a .frame structure, a platformconnected to said frame structure, a vehicle cradle turnably mounted onsaid platform, said cradle adapted to turn through at least 90, aplurality of radial arms pivotally connected at opposite ends to saidplatform and frame structure,4 electro-mechanical means to raise andlower said platform in an arcuate path while maintaining said platformhorizontal during such movement, lsai-d electromechanical meansincluding an electric motor, a clutch and a clutch fork, said electricmotor and clutch fork each being operatively connected to said clutch,and an automatic stop 4arm engaging said clutch fork and pivotallymounted on one of said radial arms and so 4disposed that after apredetermined movement of said radial arm said stop arm actuates saidclutch fork lwhich in lturn disengages the clutch.

CHARLES MAGAR TATOSIAN.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS NumberName Date 1,524,505 Blue Jan. 27, 1925 FOREIGN PATENTS Number CountryDate 713,424 France Aug. 11, 1931 582,304 Germany Aug. 14, 1933 166,889Switzerland Apr. 2, 1934

